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Show Wednesday, July 201988 Volume 66 Number 28 Celebrate Pioneer Day in Redmond on July 23, 1988 Redmond Town will begin its celebration of Pioneer Day, on the morning of July 23, with a dynamite explosion at 7 a.m. Council votes to reinstate retirement pay for Police Chief A parade will follow at 10:30 a.m, and many different concessions, games, races and events are planned to follow the parade. Tacos, hot dogs, nachos, sloppy joes will be sold. A fund raiser Little League Game will be held after lunch, with proceeds going to the baseball park. i : v tr Price 35 Cents That evening, at 7 p.m . a Spoon Cut New York Steak dinner will be served, which will include stuffed potatoes, baked beans, salad, rolls, pie and drinks. A program will take place along with the dinner. Fireworks will light the sky at Dark. Everyone is invited to come to Redmond and join in a day and evening of fun activities celebrating our Pioneer Heritage. The July 5 meeting of the Salina Council included the following items of business: The Council had previously opted to stop paying into the retirement fund for City Police Chief decided Gordon Kiesel. Council to check on getting a second opinion as to the legality of the issue. and reinstate Kiesels wages with no raise this year as recommended by the Mayor. All five Council members voted Aye. Mayor Stubbs then recom- mended a raise of $50 per month for the men; and $40 for the women who only work 4 days a week. Gayle Nielsen told the group that the wages of the women were far below the wages of the men on an hourly basis. Mayor Grant Stubbs reported that a lawyer had been contacted for an opinion about the case, and that the lawyers fee would be $2,500. No opinion therefore, will be asked for. ! Stubbs read a letter from County Attorney Don Brown stating that he did not feel it was legal to cut . Kiesels salary because he was drawing on his retirement. After discussion, Mayor Stubbs recommended that Chief Kiesels wages be reinstated as they were prior to the cut, with no raise for this year. John Learning made the motion that the Council abide by the law After discussion, the motion was made and approved to raise everyones wages $50 per month. All voted in the affirmative. In other action, the motion was approved to pay Supervisor Scott Holt $1,200 for fiscal year 1988-8- 9 dog control duties. A Variance hearing had been held before the council meeting. Councilman Ron Crane made the motion to approve the variance and allow Paul Martin to build a six foot high cedar fence running North and South, west of his home. Individual vote was called for by Mayor Stubbs. All voted aye. ATTENTION NSHS FOOTBALL TEAM Conditioning for Football begins on July 27, at NSHS Wednesday, July 27, marks the beginning of football for all boys in grades 9 through 12 who will attend North Sevier High School. The annual Fundamentals & Conditioning Class will open at 6 p.m. that evening at the high school. There is no charge for the class. The Utah State Activities Association requires that all boys have a minimum of two weeks activ ity prior to the practice in pads. Pads will be issued on August 12, with the firstpractice in pads on August 15th. All of this is in preparation for the opening game to be played at NSHS with South Sevier on August 26th. If there are any questions, please call Coach Glen Partridge at 7 between the hours of 7 and 10 p.m. The motion was approved to hire Worth, Grimshaw and Associates to do the city audit again this year I:- for $3,300. It was decided to stay with Utah Local government Trust for health insurance. Chief of Police Gordon Kiesel asked the City if they would pay for the Jeep Posse party as they have done in the past The motion was made and approved to do so. Attorney Mike Jorgensen recommended that$12, 075 that isbudg-ete- d for sewer lagoon payment, and send it to State Treasurer until we make the payment next year. The motion was made and carried. Jorgensen reported that the sewfr law suit court date is pending in October. Two business licenses were approved: Steve Platt Fruit Stand; Becky Barron Sales Hats, etc. Chuck Wilson will be contacted to come in and get a license for selling watermelons, $25.00. Kim Robinson said that the south and east sidesof the Salina City Swimming pool could be fenced for $4,641. The motion was approved that this be done. A letter will be sent to the railroad requesting that property owned by them be cleaned up. Roger Nielsen asked if the City wanted to pay dues for Ray Black-hato be a member of the National Building Inspector Association. The - if they will do it motion was approved to do so. The 1. 4th West from 1st North to dues will be approximately $80. 4th North. v The Court Report and Police 2. 4th North from 4th West to Citation reports for June were read oil. and accepted. 3. 1st North from 3rd West to Five building permits were 4th West. 4. 2nd North on 400 block approved. Councilman Ron Crane told where it is gravel. thegroup that Maurice Rasmussen n had a Karren Glover reported on the machine he would sell the City for $2,000. After discitys4th of July activities, and stated cussion the motion was approved to that it was a very successful Fourth of go ahead with the purchase. July holiday. She also reported on meetings Graveled streets at four locations in Salina were discussed. If she has attended on freeway signing. property owners will pay for the material to oil them, the city will do The meeting was then adthe labor. Councilman Nielsen made journed. The next meeting of the Salina the motion to give property owners Council will be held August 1, at two years to pay. The first year City 7:30 p.m. Anyone with questions or interest free an the 2nd year at 8 problems for the Council is urged to percent. The motion was approved. attenct. Streets include: lay-dow- Pioneer Day, July 24, 1988 Redmond will host 24th activities on Saturday Everyone invited to attend m -- m. J 4 , k' 529-772- Salina Residents take note! Pressurized water in Salina is rationed The conditions hav taken their toll on Salinas pressurized irrigation system, causing it to be dangerously low, according to the Salina City Council. Townspeople were asked not to use the water at all over the last we&end, and the Council gives the following schedule for the use of the water: Monday: No one waters at all. Those living South of Main S treet may water on T uesday , THurs-da- y and Saturday of each week. Those living North of Main near-droug- ht S treet may water Wednesday , Friday and Sunday. This schedule will be in effect until further notice. It is also asked that those having the two -- inch valves that are opened to do flood irrigation - refrain from using them until further notice. If everyone will cooperate and keep within their schedules, we believe that there will continue to be enough water to get us through our summer gardening season, said Gayle Nielsen, Salina City Recorder. Work progressing on new area prison site Excavation iS' about half completed for the first phase of construction for the new state prison north of Gunnison. About 150,000 cubic yards of soil have been excavated, according to Doug Thorpej general contractor of Phase I. Thorpe says that though there is just one contractor at the site now, in a few months there will be four or five. Thorpe reports that soil is being moved from one site and compacted in another. It is then built back to the proper grade. Pipe is also being laid for storm drains and the sewer systems. The sewer system is about 40 percent complete and work on the water and steam heating systems should be wrapped up in September. Work on many of the roads both inside and outside the prison compound has begun. Thorpe said that blasting of rock is necessary to construct five basement areas. that will be hosing facilities for prisoners. The next bid opening is due currently, for the construction of the main service building which includes the kitchen and laundry - at a cost of about $3 million. Officials want these facilities constructed first so they will be ready for prisoners to be moved to the complex as soon as housing is completed. WATER LOW: Salina's pressurized irrigation water has sunk dangerously low, according to city officials. During the past week everyone has been asked to not use the water at all. Beginning this week, a new schedule has been set, as follows: No one uses any of the water on Monday; Those on the South side of Main Street, may water on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of each week. Those on the North side of Main Street may yyater on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The schedule will be in effect until further notice. |